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ReviewIndian journal of orthopaedics2022

Fragility Fractures of the Acetabulum: Current Concepts for Improving Patients' Outcomes.

Giuseppe Toro, Adriano Braile, Annalisa De Cicco, Raffaele Pezzella, Francesco Ascione, Antonio Benedetto Cecere, Alfredo Schiavone Panni

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Review in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Pelvis/acetabulum: management of geriatric injuries.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe ToroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8560-721X
Adriano BraileDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5366-5733
Annalisa De CiccoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0548-5767
Raffaele PezzellaUnit of Orthopedics and Traumatology, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, 83100 Avellino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9265-1393
Francesco AscioneDepartment of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Ospedale Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli, 80123 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7874-4531
Antonio Benedetto CecereDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6531-2521
Alfredo Schiavone PanniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3262-3483
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITAzienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe Moscati · ITOspedale Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of fragility fractures of the acetabulum (FFA) is constantly increasing. Generally, these fractures are related to a fall on the greater trochanter involving the anterior column. The management of FFA is extremely difficult considering both patients' comorbidities and poor bone quality. Both non-operative and several operative treatment protocols are available, and the choice among them is still ambiguous. The proposed surgical techniques for FFA [namely open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), percutaneous fixation and total hip arthroplasty (THA)] are associated with a high complication rate. The treatment with the higher early mortality is the ORIF + THA, while the one with the lowest is the non-operative. However, at longer follow-up, this difference dreadfully change is becoming the opposite. Frequently ORIF, percutaneous fixation, and non-operative treatment need a subsequent re-operation through a THA. This latter could be extremely difficult, because of poor bone quality, acetabular mal union/non-union, bone gaps and hardware retention. However, the outcomes of each of the proposed treatment are mostly poor and controverted; therefore, a comprehensive patient evaluation and an accurate fracture description are required to appropriately manage acetabular fracture in the elderly.

Indexed as

Acetabular fractureElderlyFragility fractureHip fractureMortalityOpen reduction and internal fixationOsteoporosisPercutaneous fixationPlateTotal hip arthroplasty

Identifiers

PMID35813545
PMCPMC9232661
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